Where does “shield-toad” come from?

shield-toad (English) comes from English shield, from Middle English scheld, from Old English sċield, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

shield-toad (English): A turtle or tortoise

Definitions

  1. A turtle or tortoise

Ancestry of “shield-toad”, step by step

shield-toad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shield

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshieldAnything that protects or defends; defense;...
2Middle EnglishscheldA shield; An object that resembles a shield; Any...
3Old Englishsċieldshield
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via English toad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoadAn amphibian, a kind of frog with shorter...
2Middle EnglishtodeA toad; The toad seen as a foul, devilish, and...
3Old Englishtāde—
4Old Englishtādietoad
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